“What I see in Salem is a huge amount of partisan bickering
and not a lot of productivity. Both parties have been unable
to stop the growth of state government. The professional
politicians fight too much and have left the state in the worst
condition it has ever been in” Mike Kozak

Oregon needs a dose of good business sense. The government
needs to “Do more with less” just like you and I have
done in our lives and businesses in the last 3 years. Government
can never be a business but it can be run more like one.

I see three solutions:

First, we must control state government’s growth, state
spending and taxes. We need to review the entire structure of
our state administration, get rid of antiquated boards and outdated
services. We need to cut budgets and provide services
by becoming more efficient. Oregon citizens and Oregon
businesses already pay enough taxes. I support eliminating
measures 66 & 67 and studying the elimination of the income
tax. Our current model does not work.

Second, we must provide the environment for more private
sector jobs to be developed. The state government’s anti
business and development attitude needs to be changed. We
must provide tax breaks for small businesses. Small businesses
are the number one creator of new jobs. Lets get back
to producing products in Oregon.

Finally, we must prioritize the financing of K-12 education,
and finance our higher education systems in Oregon.